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Part 24, page 668

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RNO TWR LC: THREE ZERO FIVE TRANSPORTATION WILL PICK YOU UP AT THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT

0716 GMT

NW305: THANK YOU VERY MUCH AN OVER AND OUT

0720 GMT

NW305: AH RENO READ AN NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE SIR

RNO TWR LC: THREE ZERO FIVE NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE RENO TOWER

NW305: AH ROGER AH WE'VE GOT OUR [guess: APU] RUNNING OUT HERE AH AND THE AH [guess: FBI] AH [guess: FBI] HAVE COME ON BOARD WE AH WE'D LIKE TO REQUEST THAT AH AH ONE OF TWO THINGS EITHER WE HAVE A GROUND POWERED UNIT AH AVAILABLE SO WE CAN SHUT DOWN OUR [guess: APU] OR HAVE A FIRE GUARD WITH A BOTTLE AVAILABLE AH FOR FIRE PROTECTION PURPOSES

RNO TWR LC: ROGER STAND BY

0721 GMT

RNO TWR LC: THREE ZERO FIVE RENO TOWER

NW305: THREE ZERO FIVE GO AHEAD

RNO TWR LC: THEY WILL PROVIDE YOU A FIRE BOTTLE TEMPORARILY AND THEN BRING OUT THE POWER UNIT TO PLUG IT IN

NW305: OKAY FINE WE'RE GONNA TAKE LEAVE OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THIS TIME WE'LL BE OUTSIDE WAITING FOR THEM THANKS A LOT

RNO TWR LC: ROGER

NW305: GOOD NIGHT SIR

0722 GMT

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